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SUPREME COURT.

Friday, October 25th;

IN CHIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE MR. A. G. Wise (ACTING: CHIEF JIATICE).

ROBBERY AND

BECBIYING.

The hearing of the charges of robbery and of being in possession of stolen property pre ferred against Cheung Kio, Clan Sami and Choung Tuan-po was concluded. The Attorny, General, Hon. Mr. W. Rees Davies, instructed by Mr. G. E. Morrell from the Crown Solicitor's Ufice, prosented, and Mr. H. G. Calthrop, instructed by Mr. A. Jackson (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared for the prisoners..

For the defonco Mr, Calthrop first called the prisonere,

Cheung Kin said he had heard the name Takmun bat he had never been there.

He was ill on July 16th, and did not leave the house. He know a woman named Han Young: Sho practised medicine:

His Lordship Did she practise ou him t Mr. Calthrop-I don't know that she prac tised on him, but she did something.

Proceeding, prisoner said he was artested at midnight on September 161b. He had not Been wither of the female witnesses called by the Crown before he saw there at the Taipo Police Station....

Cross-examinedPrisoner did, not know whether there was a wharfin Takmun as he had never been there. He was ill for about 20 days in July:

What was the attor with you? I don't know, but I was.confined to my bed. ⠀⠀

Was the illness kleptomania, that means mania for stealing?-No, nothing like that.

Did you see a doctor No, I saw my

• doetorass.

That is the woman you named P--Yor

A jacket on exhibit was produced, and prisoner sail it was his father's

That's a woman's jacket isn't it?—No, he

made it for himself in case of death,

And does a man uanally attire himself in a Woman's garmente when he dies?I don't know, but he ordered it.

Another jacket was produced which prisoner Said was also his father's

Was he also going to put that on when he

died Yes.

Your father has gone to the country, and is not criming here to state that he had then9 clothes made to wear when he lied ?-He was in Hongkong, but I don't know whether he is still here...

Still another jacket was produced, which prisoner said was also his father's.

Your father had rather a large wardrobe, hadn't he -Not very many pieces of clothing. Chong Tsun-po, the third prisoner, was next valled, and denied being at Takmáu on Joly 16th. He was then at home with his

sick brother.

was at

Cros-examined-Trigoner -praying for his brother on July 16th.

homa

Your brother got better the next day, did he Yes, he was a little batter on the follow ing day.....

The Attorney-General-I'd like the jury to see those jackets, my Lord. I don't know whether they are women's jackets or not.

Mr. CalthropYou are not an expert in Chinese dress,

His Lordship don't know whether the jury.are!

Hna Yeung said she went about making. prayers and obin chinning Jass at the request of people. The wife of the first prisoner sent for witness to go to hor house, S the father of her child was ill. She saw the

prisoner, who was too weak to move about, and prayed for him.

Cross-examined You are a doctor then, are.

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first and second accused were in the employ of the third. Close to their kouse was a well,' made for the use of the farmers in the neigh. bourhood, and which had been used by them as mording to the Attorney-General's instruction, for many years. The accused had been trying for sometime to prevent people using this well, epparently claiming that it belonged to their house exclusively, On the evening of the 22nd August the deceased went to the well to draw water, and the third defendant stopped end assaulted him, after which he called aponwitled. the first and second to help him. The first ac- cused, in a straggle, hit the deceased on the head with a bamboo carrying pole, knocking him senseless. According to the silenon all three accused assaulted the doceased. A report of the

occurrence was made to the Police Station at Shamsuipo, and the frst and second scoused were arrested the same day, the third man boing arrested on the following day, The deceased was remoted to the Government Civil Hospital in an unconscious condition, and died early on the morning of the next day from an effusion of blood over the brain caused by external violence, the doctor said in the form of a buat wasper Coansal assumed, from the ovidence takes bafore the Magistrate, that the defense would be that it was done iu malf-defense.

Evidence for the prosecution was called, and the farthor hearing wijouned.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

AN ABSCONDING DESTOK.

Their

ho puts it, constituted an exclusive and privileg- ed order supported by a slave o'sis. It all the human beings in Athens are set against all the Are we growing better or not? is a question boman beings of the United States the com of peronnist interest. Mr. James Bryce parison in culture, he asserts, is faltering to attempted to give a reasoned answer to the Americans, Americans, he says, are proba- question in bis address delivered before the bly the most intelligent tuman beings who Harvard Chapter of the Phi Bala Kapps Society ever trod this planet, but their intelligence about the end Juas of last. This address basis too much of the newspaper order. now been published in the dilantic Monthly for knowledge is enperficial, inaccurate, obaotic, August. The reader will not rise from his and ill-digested. To remedy this evil Pro faith in the moral and intellectual progres of mot the cultivation of a sense of besnty in perusal of the paper-with-any-very-sanguine sidint Soburan wenld endeavour to pro mankind even when its material progress is every school by surrounding the pupils with plaster casts of beautiful statues and cepies of beautiful pictures. He would have the instinst systematically for educational purposes; he would have of love for sataral scanery wed American literature atilised for the training and and ennobling of mind, and the plays of above all he would have the rising generation Shakespeare made text-book in the schools; trained to think, sud not merely to percsirs and read:

Mr. Bryce begins by remarking that over bogan to reflect upon his place in the universe, sino man disengaged himself from Nature and men's minds have been coonpied with the question whether the human race as a whole is Within the last century the belief in human afrancing, and towards what possible future. progress has become almos on article of faith. Pious minde filled with reverenes for an over ruling Providence, as well as other misde not 20 pious, whose loss of faith in a future life has made them concentrato their interest on the development of humenity, have by different roads brought themselves to the belief that all things have been ordered, or are of themselves working for the best in this prosent world, the bat of all possible worlds. Thus a philosophy has arisen, which insists on regarding of history all acests as tending, by a constant law, to bring good ont of oril and a higher good out of

Inwer good.

been shown to be the means by which some In the way the calamities of history have blessing otherwise austtainable has been Fecured, The Norman Conquest, which brought misery on England for a century, stated I to have been nerded to reinvigorate the BEFORE M. H, H.J. GOMPERTZ (ACTING Saxoo stock, as the Fres el Rordlution and the

PUISNE JEDUE).

Napoleonic Wars were needed to break down the o régime and the relies of feudalism in Un the other hand, the extinction of Europe. the Osteo-Gothis nation in Italy, the taking of by the Turke, and the in Spain came pretty near to being unqualified calamities. This faith in progress based on the doctrine that all things are for the best luis, in fact, no scientific character. Ko who would examine fairly the question whether the course of human history is really saward must rid himself of these optimistic fancies and take the facts as he finds them.

In an action brought by Messrs, Gaidring and Barlow against Lam Wai-cho, Mr. P W. Goldring stated that Lam Chuk, formerly in the service of the plaintiffs, had absconded with certain monies. He was guerantes under a bond by his father, who was being sued. Since Lam Chuk absconded the father had sent down $200 in twenty cent pieces from the country and the outstanding balanco was 8536.00. Lam Wai-cho was at present in the Colony and admitted the debt. Judgment was given for plaintiffs with cols.

THE DEBTORS' PHONCGRAPH.

P. H. Mahomed sued the Sze Cheong Lang for $30, cost of a phonograph. The manager of the defendant firm denied responsibility stating that the phonograph had been sold to another frm which had since dissolved.

Plaintiff

pointed out one of the partners to whom he sold the phonograph, and judgment was given for him with costs,

LOCAL SPORT.

BOXING

"Billy" Bellew, the boxer, who says be has lost only one out of thirty fights, including matches with such men as Sam Newman, Jim Christie, St. Clair, Jimmy. Ryan, and Sailor Smith, is settling down in Hongkong as an

ent and trainer of the manly art of self

defence. For Nov. 5th he has arranged an exhibition, the chief event of which will be a genuine 15 round. contest between himself and Polly Perkins of the Middlesex Bog!, J.

Roberts of the Torpedo Dept and Frank Fogde of H.M.S. A trea will be matched in an eight round contest, and there will be wrestling, elab swinging and other fights for silver cups Bellaw is trying to enlist an unimpenobable committee, and promises to announce that if they are not absolutely satisfied in every way. all the gate money will go to some local charity.

CRICKET.

HONGKONG CHICKET CLUB, The following have been selected to play in a match to-day, “A to L v “M to Z, com- mencing at 2 p.m.:-

A to L-Mesra. H. Mapcook, Major H. E.

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Kobe, kes made such rapid strides of late that the news that it is really to have its own racecourse would em to be in the natural order of things. Yokebama has long had its racecourse, and from time to time proposals have been made for a similar attraction at the southern ports; but notil the Hanshin Electric Railway opened up the country between Kobe sud Osaka the quest of finding a suitable site was one of great difficuity. Now, however, the necessary land liss been parch sed close to to Naruo, on the H.E.K, the charter has been granted, and the Narao Sokabo Keiba-kai (Naruo Trott- ing Race Club) is so accomplished fact. This Race Club Clab is to be regarded as the with the Brauns Race Club, which is promoted from Cusks and has its course alinest adjoining the Naino track.

The Sokuho Kaiba-kai has many advantages over most of the race-clubs recently established in Japan, for although it is called a Trotting Club-trotting presumably to be made the the principal feature the management will To his address Mr. Bryce limits his investigarrange ordinary flat races and steeeplechases ation to the meaning of the idea of Programs from time to time, so that in future Koboites self and the relations of each kind of Progress will be enabled, after fifteen minutes' ride on to other kinds. When we say that man has the electric railway, to enjoy various kinds of advanced, we may be thinking of his physical borse-racing under modern and up-to-date con- beditions. There are a number of well-known

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Mr. W. T. Stead writes in his Review: The Hague Conference has spent most of its time in amending the Rules passed in 1830, which were framed for the purpose of humanie- ing warfare The worst of it is that these Rules, though they read very well in peace, are but the wythee of straw which bind the line of

When

war breaks out the braway Samson. soldiers do vory much as they please.

An instance of this was what happened at Pek- ing what the expeditionary foros, represunting Convention for the civilising of warfare, wrecked all the more important signatories of the thoir renganen upon the unfortunate Chinese whom they met on the marsh up country from Tientsin, and the equally unoffending inhabi- tants of the capital.

at

Moeting the other day one who was present the relief of the Legations, I asked him how the rules of war passed at the Hogae, were ellement interdit," were respected at Peking. especially Itale XLVII., Le pilinge est form- Not at all," replied he, "everyone looted,

not loot

Fach everybody did

everything. Bu had his special feld of pillage. The Japanese, for instance, looted only the rich people places where there was much silver; they looted for the Public Treasury and sent their plander to Tokyo. The Germans, poor fellows, came late, and there was nothing left for them to loot but furniture."

"But did all the contingents pillage? "The Americans wore the best. They did

So they only took shoot anyone who did.

The watches from people in the streets, Counsel and the Sepoys were the worst. Bat Then you had to deal with the realities everybody helped themselves."

Bad "No rules," he said, "only realities. without the rules of war

After the expeditionary force realities, too. entered] Paking I helped to bury the dend who lay in the streets. We buried 5,600, 3,500 of whom

atructure or of his intelligence, or we may foreigners. among the promoters of the Sokaho not pillage. General Chaffee threatened to

considering him as an acquisitive being, or we my be thinking of bim in his monial relations, or we may mean that he is improving as a oera! being. There may be progress in all of these departments, but not necessarily the same rate of progress in each. Mr. Bryce takes as bis lines of inquiry the physical characteristics of the human species and the conditions ander which the species has to live.

Is the increase of the race any gain to the race Mr. Bryce would like to know. The number of men who can live on the soil may be larger, but are they zobomarily better off" If there is more food there are also more mouths. Their lives may be just as hard and their enjoy monts just a limited as before. There are people heedless enough to be pleased that our. greatest cities are adding tens of thousands a year to their inhabitants, as if it were not already grave problem how to arrest the growth of these huge contres of population the growth of mere numbers to quality, Mr. Bryce nots the

rapid growth of the Teutonio, Celtic and Blavonic races, and compares it with the slower increase of the backward races (exelading China and Japan), and says this fact represents an andoubted advance.

While the

Keiba-kai, and foreigners are also invited to become members of the Club.

The

main object of the Club is to assist in the improvement of the breed of horses in Japan. and in connection with it is established the Bahitau Kairyo Kaisha (Horse Improvement Company), the business of which will be the sale and purchase of horses, &c. The Club is ingorporated as a juridical person, not as a busi neas company.

were women.

Women killed by shells, or in the fighting?" "No; women who had been violated after the Agtting by the soldiers, and who were after- wards killed or who killed themselves. More then balf bad committed suicide after assault. They could not live for shame of their fate."

"Were they poor women of the lower orders?' were ladies. The soldiers made no differen

"Listen," I said, "to Art. XLVI.: The

Originally two clubs were projected, one under the style of the Daito Race Clab Hirosawa, Viscount Matsudaira, of Tokyo, and Messrs. Isuno, Abla, Tsuji, and Kiuchi, of Osaka, Rave Club, proposed by Viscount Kiki, Mesers. Aile, Fakasawa, Goto, Mak Sui pen, and Morimoto, of Kobe, but these iwe proposed. organisations bave now been amalgamated at the Naran Trotting Race Club. amalgamete ne te arua Trotting Race Club advice of military officere, who believe that it encourage the improvement of the breed of individuals and private property, ought to be will be of natíczal adventage to specially honour and rights of the family, the life of trotting herees branch not undertaken by respected. Private property cannot be con-

fiscated." Wa

one punished for these any similar club in Japan.

been elected crimes! Mr. Trono, of Oka, has

My Chiusman

nan replied: How could suy be When we President of the Club, Mr. Aibe, of Kobe. Managing Director, and Mr. Kikuchi (ex punished when all were guilty? Governor of Osaka) adviser, Major-General complained to the officers they replied-if-we Ikeda, who is regarded in Army circles aa one would bring evidence to prove which man of the best authorities on borses, has agreed to outraged which woman they would punish him. Quits correct, of course, but the woman was accept the post of Honorary President.

usually dead, and if aho had been alive, how could she identify one out of thousands in the same uniform ?"

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For the Japanese, whose efforts are metho-

But the question follows: are these higher stooke themselves improving in physical and intellectual quality? An improvement in this direction

Would give ground for expecting progress in other directions also. In duration of life, answers Mr: Bryce, there is an question ably an improvement, and muscular strength does not seem to be declining, average of health risee with that of the dura tion of life, there is one very serious draw back which cannot be overlooke namely, is fact the increase of Judaoy Uni can be augounfed for by the

in toxicants, it is ominous, because seems to imply that there are factors i modern life which tend to cause disorders in the brain.

In earlier periods of the history of mankind, whed the stronger races dominated the earth, the bottom of the social scale. Among the Lewis, 119th Int., Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, aristocratic sections the birth rate was probably quite Capt, H. M. Beasley, R.A., Major W. Whigher, but in modern saoisty the case is

otherwise..

The richer and more educated

families than the poorer classes, whose physigne and intelligence generally are often on a lower level. The result is that the cinssin which physical strength and a cultivated intelligence are beredilary increase more slowly, and it is fortunate that the lines of distinction between the upper and the lower clases are coming to be much less sharply drawn than they wore a few centuries ago: Still, we have here, a new cause

was Mr. Sinnott and not Madame Blavatsky who which may lead to depress the average level of was the real original founder of the Theosophical human ospattyy improvement in the matter of through her Mr. Sinnett csme idee Brethren. novertheless, movement. HP, B. had magical powers, and an extraordinary food, clothing, and housing. There are the things lation with one of these great Elder Brethren most commonly in our minds when we talk of

of the Adept world. This Mysterious Master and Mr. Sinnett saw the Society g ow in Lon- dec in a most remarkable way in the highest social circles. Unfortunately his success at tracted H. P. H. from India:

the upp r classes were stronger than those at It is hoped that the foreign residents of Kobs journalists. The Emperor, on borsabank, was jugg of by the European. There is no really.

you?-No, I am not a doctor, but I go about Chitty, 119th Inf, Capt. H. E. Stanger lasera of our day marry later and have smaller

making prayers,

The Attorney-General-A sort of Christisu Scientist, my Lord, I think."

Do you keep an account of the visit you pay to different house?-I am nol shopkeeper, so I have no need to keep books.

Do you receive pay for your services -Ves, and rich families have to give me a little more then poor families. For a poor family I would pray for even two cents.

Have you any objection to telling me what

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CRAIGENGOWER V. POLICE.

This League match will take place on the

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THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THEOSOPHY.

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It is hoped hold the first race-mesting in March or April next. The course, we under stand, will be so arranged that one track is prepared for trotting races and driving com. petitions, another will be reserved for fat racing,ments?" while in the middle will be the s explechase Just the same. They took what they dical, do not allow the grass to grow under their course, arranged in the shape of a figure, with wanted. Italy took valuable tablete historically Feet. The strikes they make are gigantic. astronomical The rapidity, for instance, with which industry fences, gates, water-jump &o. On the ground interesting. Germany took will be erected grand stands, enclosures, pad instruments given by Jesuite hundreds of yeare was introduced into Nippon and cultivated and developed there is suggestive of the quasi- docks &c., and it is intended to arest a temporary ago. They are now in Potsdam."

"Yes," 1 said. "I saw the grast brouze miraculous growth of the mango plant under hospital and to have a staff of nurses in

They work under conditions not attendance on race-days in case of accidents globe when the Emperor received the British the mysterious manipulations of the Oriental

dreamed between us and the gobe. Are you not going, dre

legislation, there are no will co-operate with the promoters in on-

vexatious workman's $1 No, deavouring to make the Nardo Trotting Race to ask for it to be returned ?"

"said he, "we will get others. Let costly responsibilities to bear, and low wages are Club in every way a completa success.

them keep it for their shame!" he added to paid which even African natives would aneer at. my surprise, for he had been as impassive se if What they lacked in their island bome the be had been describing things in which he had Japs have acquired in Koren, and within a few no interest.

years the land of the Morning Calm, dotted over These new rules about sot compelling the with factories, covered with a network of natives of sa invaded country to help their la railways and governed by laws drafted or In Broad Views Mr. A. P. Siunet formadera were your people compelled to work " suggested by the wisest of living statesmen One of the princes of the Imperial House Hirobami Ito, may become the Lancashire of editor of the Hongkong Daily Press] writes

Trouble, Dr. Dillon assures us, is brewing in article on The Vioissiindes of Theosophy," was done to death by being compelled to work the Extreme Orient

Canada The dispute between White and from which the reader will understand that it in the stables of the Italians. They made all

Let us hope that the new roles will be better Yellow in British Columbia will probably be as sharp and heated as it is in California, and will observed.

In this connection may be read what Dr. come to a head when the batch of five thousand Dillon writes on Foreign Affaire in the Con- Japanese coolies now on their way to Vancouver temporary Review. Eo discourses in pessimistic are landed, What then? Will a Conference relations, a tissue of various colours, among "Thus far and no farther, with reasonable which blood-red will occasionally recar." He hope of being heard and hearkened to ?

discouraging contrasts between the events of the past month and the aspirations of the She, horself, accompanied by Colonel Olcott, delegates assembled at the Hague Conference

One of these contrasts between, aims and

An instrument which, in the opinion of many asme over to this country. Undoubtedly ber achievements is suggested by the presence of the

Dr. people, is destined to come into acmmon use in presence inspired the movement with Chinese delegates at the Conference.

connection with the telephone. apparatus is the Her personal magnetism traordinary force.

Dilion says:

"Becrephone," the object- bing to enable the was marvellously powerful, but while exciting

It was China's pride to have completely passionate regard with some, it was provocative

thrown off that excesive militarian which the lightest whisper to be sent through an ordinary exactly the opposits feeling with others. It

Conference is now endeavouring to keep within transmitter and received quite plainly at the improbable that the inner history of the

where the secrecy of telephone messages is a alone dispensed with standing armies and events leading up to the dispatch by the Psychic reasonable bounds. Of all great nations: China other end of the wire. In many business places, desideratum the need for some arrangement of: Rosearch Society, of a Commissioner appointed fal navies. The Celestial Empire was thus in this kind has long been felt, and in many cases &

Work

you were paid for your services to the first former Club's ground to day at 2.15 p. Progress But does our increased knowledge enabled him to write "Esoterle Buddhiam vain upon "the mingled yarn of international sitting at the Hague, Dr. Dillon aake, cry

prisoner Eight conts..

For three days service P-Yes, Chou Sam, the second prisoner, denied ever being at Takman. The first time he saw the women who bore witness against him was at the Taipo Police Station,

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After hearing farther evidence the jury retired, returning into. Court two minutes afterwards, when they found the prisoner gulty. On the first count his Lordship sentenced each of the three to three years' imprisonment with hard labour, and on the second count be sentenced the first and third prisoners to two years' imprisonment with hard labour, their sentences to run concurrent...

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LEAGUE TABLE......

The following is the League table up to date-

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A TELEPHONE IMPROVEMENT.

The Craigengower term will be:-L. E. Lam-and command of nature, and do all those tenefits mert, Capt, M. E. Asger, A. O. Brawo, B. and comforts which that mastory of nature has Bass, J. D. Kinnaird, E. Irving, R. Fentonji, securod, en greatly facilitate intellectual and there will be an increase in intelligence, in 1. A. Rose, R. B. Cooper, J. W. Stawart and moral progress that we may safely assume that virtue, aud in all that is covered by the word Happiness

Confiring bia inquiry to the relation of material progress to intelligence and character, Mr. Bryce finds that intellectual activity, has enormously increased, yet he doubts whether the intellectual excellence of the age can be measured by the amout of printed matter it produces, and whether the incessaut ronding of newspapers

to investis ate Madame Blavatsky's doings in some sort a Mongolian translation of the peace magazines tands on the whole to streng India; will ever be publicly written. Bot for ideal which the civilised world is now pursu- good deal of expense has had to be incurred by the faculty of thinking. An increase lodge dens zot necessarily mean sn increase in the time, the result was the atter collapse of the intellectual vigour. Looking at the simple facts Thetsophical Society in Europe, as regards the ing. But the civilised nations began by the provision of special" telephone boxes" and

perverting the impossibility of of history, we are struck by the

public esteem in which it was held in the begion of the mistarist States previous to reconverting The "Secrephone," which consists of a sub- connecting the power and

ufing. A mere remuant sarvived the storms of

her to humanitarian views. What, my child, atantial mouthpiec, in no reuse a toy attached the buman Intellect with the

that period. tions of wealth and comfort. Material progress

Mr. Sinnett is quite sure that the two must you first do, before going to haly to the ordinary telephone transmitter, rander sil confession ?" asked the eramining pricat of each precautions unnecessary. Ameebanical. bas of course affected the lines of intellectual apparitions who nominated Mrs. Besant as schoolgirl in Ireland. You must first go and arrangement of wire-gauze diaphragme son activity, but there

was the answer, tained in the mouthpiece of the new instrument no evidence that it has Colonel Olcott's successor were not two grest

commit sins, your done more to strengthen than to depress the Adept Masters:-

Now the action of Europe and America towards so concentrates the lowest whisper as to make intensity and originality and creative energy of I entertain no doubt whatever that two Chins was actuated by a spirit akin to that which its receipt absolutely perfect at the other end-

Masters in

of the line, a result which has been un intellect itself, nor have these qualities shown g

figures closely resembling the themselves more abundant as the population of question, fetually stood by Cleonel Oloott's that child's reply presupposes in the panitent.

China has accepted Europe's advice and ex-doubtedly, provod by the practical experiones which have already the earth has increased. On the whole, Mr. bedside, materialised and visible to physical heriations, and is returning glowly to militariem, of a large number of bank and other con

But if they were not those There are children now living who may not die mercial institutions E. Morrell; from the Crown Solicitor's Office, arrival of Admiral Moore on board his flagship Bryce is of opinion that intellectual power itself piane e represented, it is obviour, that they may before China has an army of two millions to installed the attachment. In addition to the

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER. Mamet Tlah, Backor Khan and Poor Bux were straigued on the charge of manslaughter, Prisoners pleaded not guilty, and the following jury was panelled;-C. W. Longuet, T. Grimshaw, A. G. Coppin, C. E. Libeaud, A. M. McDougall, J. Blake and R. Innes,

The Attorney-General, instructed by Mr. G.

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by forcing her to join the ranks rooms.

in its higlier orostive forms has not grown whom prosecuted, Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., who was

atrangay. Progress in moral excellence is more have been in reality the result of occult activities diffoult determine,

to structed by Mr. R. D. "Atkinson (of Messrs.

and the broad general distinctly antagonistic to the true welfare of defend its vital interests. These vital interests. claim of secrecy the inventors point out be identical with those of that the apparatus is practically imperishable will assuredly not

And the more that people who are somewhat deal and cannot A new volume by Mr. W. C. Scully, author of question, whether the sum of haman happiness the movement. Should that view be a correct Europe or the United States. Deason, Looker and Deacon), being retained

"Kafr Stories," "Between Sun and Sand,"

has increased and is increasing,

one--and I hold it to be nothing less than my for the defenes

duty to declare that in my opinion the theory intelligent of those children, Dr. Dillon ndis hear with an ordinary phous can hear quite that volume of sound on long lines is enormous- The Attorney-General informed his Lordship and other South African tales, is just being

of Cornell University, that they were what they seroed is absolutely grimly, will know that China's transformation distinctly when the "Seraphone" is used, täst But the real clash of interests will be in- ly increased, and that being of small size and and the gentleman of the jury that the thress By Veldt and Kopje", and the book gives a trests of a similar subject in contrasting the untenable we may have arrived at a curious the work of their own father accused were charged with the manslaughter number of scenes from South African life culture of ancient Athena and modern America

movement. It is premature as yet to make any remain, the most serious competitor in the attached to buy telephone. of a Chinaman named Li Chi at Chongsha-Forceful and unconventional, they bring vividly in an address printed in the August number of turning point in the history of the great dustrial, and not military. Japan is, and will light in weight the instrument can be readily

forecast as to the probable course of events. wan, New Kowloon, on August 22nd. The before the reader the romance and the fondliness Futnam's Monthly. The cultured in Athens,

of the Veldt,